Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [dev] vs MAI-Image-2.5 benchmark

Name: FLUX.1 [dev] vs MAI-Image-2.5 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between FLUX.1 [dev] and MAI-Image-2.5. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [dev]

Open-weights non-commercial base model with 12B parameters, serving as the foundation for the open-source fine-tuning ecosystem.

Open Dev 12BImg Elo 1,180$30/1k imgs

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5

Microsoft AI proprietary foundation image model for Copilot Studio and enterprise creative workflows.

Img Elo 1,307$48.1/1k imgs

FLUX.1 Series Family & Variants (3)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Black Forest Labs lineup

vs Base Model

FLUX.1.1 [pro]

Black Forest Labs

Base Model

Img Elo1210

Latency3.2s

$/1k$50/1k

Prompt %89%

View specs →vs this

FLUX.1 [dev]

Black Forest Labs

Open Dev 12B

Img Elo1180

Latency4.0s

$/1k$30/1k

Prompt %87.5%

-30 Elo-40% price

Selected

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Black Forest Labs

Schnell 4-Step

Img Elo1142

Latency1.2s

$/1k$15/1k

Prompt %84%

-68 Elo-70% price

View specs →vs this

Top Rival Showdowns for FLUX.1 [dev]

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

MAI-Image-2.5

Δ 127 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed Leader

MAI-Image-2.5

3.8s per render

Value per Dollar Leader

FLUX.1 [dev]

$30/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

FLUX.1 [dev] (1)vsMAI-Image-2.5 (4)

FLUX.1 [dev]: 1W (20%)Overall: MAI-Image-2.5MAI-Image-2.5: 4W (80%)

← FLUX.1 [dev]MAI-Image-2.5 →

MAI-Image-2.5 (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,180vs1,307

Prompt adherence

87.5%vs92%

Text rendering

86%vs93%

FLUX.1 [dev]: 0WMAI-Image-2.5: 3W

MAI-Image-2.5 (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

4svs3.8s

FLUX.1 [dev]: 0WMAI-Image-2.5: 1W

FLUX.1 [dev] (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$30/1kvs$48.1/1k

FLUX.1 [dev]: 1WMAI-Image-2.5: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image EloMAI-Image-2.5 (+127)

FLUX.1 [dev]1,180

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.51,307

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation timeMAI-Image-2.5 (+0.2s)

FLUX.1 [dev]4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.53.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k imagesFLUX.1 [dev] (+$18.1/1k)

FLUX.1 [dev]$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5$48.1/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherenceMAI-Image-2.5 (+4.5%)

FLUX.1 [dev]87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.592%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text renderingMAI-Image-2.5 (+7%)

FLUX.1 [dev]86%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.593%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	FLUX.1 [dev]	MAI-Image-2.5	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,180 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,307 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5 (+127)
Generation time	4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	3.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5 (+0.2s)
Price per 1k images	$30/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$48.1/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.1 [dev] (+$18.1/1k)
Prompt adherence	87.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	92% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5 (+4.5%)
Text rendering	86% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	93% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5 (+7%)

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 38% with FLUX.1 [dev]

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

FLUX.1 [dev]$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

MAI-Image-2.5$1,202.50 / mo

Rate: $48.1/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

FLUX.1 [dev] is estimated to save $452.50/month ($5,430/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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LIVE

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [dev]

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: FLUX.1 [dev] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [dev] and MAI-Image-2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All FLUX.1 [dev] matchups →|All MAI-Image-2.5 matchups →

FLUX.1 [dev] vs FLUX.1 [schnell] (next flux)MAI-Image-2.5 vs HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 (previous other)MAI-Image-2.5 vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (next other)FLUX.2 [max] vs MAI-Image-2.5 FLUX.2 [flex] vs MAI-Image-2.5 FLUX.1.1 [pro] vs MAI-Image-2.5

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [dev]

MAI-Image-2.5

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,180

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,307

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5 (+127)

Generation time

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

3.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5 (+0.2s)

Price per 1k images

$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$48.1/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [dev] (+$18.1/1k)

Prompt adherence

87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

92%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5 (+4.5%)

Text rendering

86%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

93%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5 (+7%)

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, FLUX.1 [dev] or MAI-Image-2.5?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

FLUX.1 [dev] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [dev] and MAI-Image-2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.